NFR Security Wins 2006 Editor's Choice Award from Service Provider Weekly Magazine for Sentivist™ Intrusion Prevention System; Company Honored with Second Prestigious Industry Award in As Many Weeks

Business Wire, July 12, 2006

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- NFR Security, Inc., the leader in Real-Time Threat Protection(TM), today announced that the company's intrusion prevention system, Sentivist(TM) 5.0, has won the 2006 Editor's Choice Award from Service Provider Weekly (SP Weekly) Magazine with a five out of five star rating. Criteria for the top honor was based on technology performance, reliability, unique features, ease of use and cost and flexibility.

"We are honored to win this award from the industry's top service provider publication," said Darrell Burkey, Director, Product Management at NFR Security. "Sentivist's security value is clear to those who see and use the product. This Award is yet another 3rd party validation of that point."

In the last 18 months, NFR Security and Sentivist have tallied a truly impressive string of industry Awards and coverage, including:

--DataMation Security Product of the Year for 2005

--Frost & Sullivan IPS Customer Services Leadership Award for 2005

--InfoWorld Innovators of the Year for 2005 and One's To Watch in 2006

--Information Security Magazine "Hot Pick" for 2005 and 2006!

--IT Week Editor's Choice AWARD for 2006

--SC Magazine May 2006 4 of 5 Stars including 5-Star Best Value for Money

In addition, NFR Security stands behind Sentivist with the "No Failure Rights" program, the industry's only 100% money-back guarantee to any customer for any of its products. NFR Security is also one of only two IPS vendors world-wide that offers full IPV6 protection for federal agencies needing to meet the government mandate by 2008.

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About NFR Security, Inc.

NFR Security is the leading provider of Real-Time Threat Protection systems that secure business networks against the four primary threat points of today - automated malware, information leakage, vulnerability windows and unsanctioned network changes. Uniquely combining its hybrid detection engine and Dynamic Shielding Architecture(TM), NFR Security delivers highly accurate protection through inline prevention and automation against real time threats. NFR Security serve customers worldwide in corporate enterprises, government agencies, service providers and academic institutions through an extensive worldwide network of channel partners and direct sales. NFR Security is headquartered in Rockville, MD. Additional information about NFR Security can be found at www.nfr.com or by calling 1-800-234-4079.